Daily Republican., 1887-12-24
would be their fate,

Neither, he said, could ever be for
given by him, he had been cruelty
wronged, and his angry tribe cried
loudly for their death. He would give
them their choice between starvation
and death at the stake.
In silence the poor unfortula' es re-
ceived their sentence. There was no
avenue of escape. for they knew the
relentless father would never relax his
vigilance until his purpose had
been accomplished, and they were ly-
Ing cold in death. But they swore
between them that it die they must,
they would meet death bravely and
without murmur.
Slowly. oh, 80 slowly the days went
wearily by. The sun shone down
brightly all around and about them Il;
the birds sang sweeter than had ever
been their wont. and the turbid Ken
lucky, far below, with its ceaseless
murmur, rolled on to join the sea. l
will not dwell upon the sufferings OF
the doomed pair. What they were
You can only imagine-the cold and
silent rocks alone witnessed their ter
rible agony.
The ninth day came; and as night
approached the sky became overcast
with thick and inky clouds. A terri.
BILE storm was brewing. The wind
moaned through the branches of the
tall trees with hollow, unesrthly
sound. and distant thunder rumblet
and rolled Increasingly. No sount
from bird or beast was heard. All haC
sought shelter from the approaching
storm. Around blazing camp fires ole
Waukesha and his braves kept watch
and ward. Motionless as ii carved
from stone they sat.
A binding blaze of lightning, s
deafening crash of thunder, and the
tempest burst forth in all its fury. Tn,
.. raging river angrily lashed its banks
the continuous flashing of electricit,
rendered all as bright as day; the rush
ing wind tore up huge trees by thu
roots, and piled them all around th'
terror.stricken Indians, who, clinginl
to the rocks, dared not move.
Just as the storm was at its height, |
scream shrill and piercing, rang gu
clear above the roar of the elements,
scream that curdled the blood in th
Veins Of all who heard it, and cause'
Il. all eyes to'be instinctively directed t
the cave high among the cliffs. There
on the rocky platform, in the full glar
of the cleaning lightning, stood til
Indian girl and her pale face lover
each gaasping long and glitterin
:. knife. A low melody escaped th
lips of the girl and floated downwar
and away upon the raging wind lik
the walling of lost soul.
1t was her death-song. The soun
-, ceased, and, turning, the maiden face
aJ5 her lover, simultaneously two brigh
~ ~ blades glittered for an instant in tn
I IIy air, and were brought swiftly dow
ID and buried to the hilts in the palpi
tating bosoms of the doomed couple
% They staggered and sank, dying, o.
;J the rock. A terrible blaze of light
M';a M ming, followed by burst of thunde
ho m that shook the earth to its centre, an
i ~ the storm lulled.
!" The clouds broke ssunder, the moo
ho looked down serenely, and lionel
'se ne night bird from neighboring thlckc
ea ha whistled forth his clear, shrill note
no and all was once more still,
10, ~ IN III %S
oJ % The morning dawned in gladness
~ ~ the blue,brd and the robin trille
'o forth their sweetest notes; the brlgh
-. sun climbed upward in the blue sky
=, " and looked down upon the rocky plat
~ form upon two stark and rigid forms
~ with upturned faces and feature
~ drawn and plnched in death.
'n 90 stunted cedar growing in the rocks, a
~ If in pity bowed its crest above them
~ and the little chipmunk hurried by il
~ quest of food with many chatter {
y, alarm. The fathers vengeance wa
VI ~ complete.
"a Ak M m w
=, Such is the legend OF the "Loverl
a.e Cave" Boatmen on the Kentuck
~ river solemnly aver that on dark an
y, stormy nights the i'll fated couple az
nS a pear on the rock in front of the cave
'a 1u chant the death song and re-enacl tn
% dreadful tragedy.